Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
Example of a world class street in Nanaimo viewable from the CHEKNews webcam. The view is of historic Front Street beside the Bastion and harbour downtown. This is a busy street. 30 years ago it was 4 lanes, narrow, fast and on a hill. You took your life in your hands as a pedestrian and didn’t bother on a bike. Well, now with improved sidewalks and a new beautiful cycle track all users are safer and it looks beautiful!
Hills are hard, and this solution nails it!
https://www.youtube.com/live/anVpw4EOdKA?feature=share
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Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Apr 2, 2023
This is one of the oldest streets in Western Canada. The Bastion (the round white building) was a Hudson’s Bay Company outpost built in 1853.
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Show threadJohnny BlakeboroughApr 2, 2023
@chris um actually the bastion was originally where the dorchester hotel is, the land that it is on now used to be the ocean, it was filled in. The bastion moved to its current location in 1974.
Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Apr 3, 2023
@bluefacedbeast Technically I wasn’t wrong as I did not specify where the Bastion was originally built, just that it was built starting in 1853. ;)
Show threadJohnny BlakeboroughApr 2, 2023
@chris https://nanaimomuseum.ca/exhibits-collections/the-bastion/
The Bastion | Nanaimo Museum

Built in 1853, The Bastion is a local icon that has endured many challenges since the founding of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Nanaimo Museum
Show threadSieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹Apr 2, 2023
@chris It's a great cycle track, and the city plows it well when it snows (can't say the same about the sidewalk though).
Show threadJim MayerApr 2, 2023
@chris That's certainly much improved from the last time I was in Nanaimo!
Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Apr 2, 2023
@pentastich There is some great stuff happening!
Show threadJim MayerApr 2, 2023
@chris Interestingly, Irene and I thought hard about locating in Nanaimo when we first considered moving to the area. That road was part of what turned us off. Another thing was that the city government at the time was completely dysfunctional, and we had no faith that it would get better anytime soon. I don't follow Nanaimo politics enough to have an opinion on Mayor Krog's policies, but he's clearly brought some much needed stability.
Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Apr 2, 2023
@pentastich Oh yes, the 2014-2018 Council was absolutely bonkers. Thankfully things settled down in 2018 and they have done some very progressive infrastructure.